Question 2 on Weistz

Does Weistz’s “theory” or “non-theory” restrict the idea of what art should be still? Some artists believe that art is completely free and every opinion is right, but Weistz seems to not condone this kind of thinking.

Morris Weistz theory does not restrict the idea of what art should be since he demeans every other kind of theory about art, but he says that we can use other theories as "guidelines" to understand art better from other peoples' perspectives better. Contrary to the belief, though, of many contemporary artists: art is not free. You are restricting yourself in a different sense with art. There is structure and there is method in art and only good art has structure, style, and method. Many contemporary writers attempt to mix around the dramatic plot structure but completely fail because they do not first understand the structure or the method behind creating a story. Many artists today have the inability to communicate emotions in artwork because of a lack in finesse and style. It really is sad that artists today think that art is just being creative. There is much more involved: there is passion, there is agony, there is prowess, there is time, there is so much involved in creating a great work of art or a great story or a great song.